Counter-Strike

Last night, k1ck eSports Club faced off against DN-Gaming in the grand finals of the Dreamhack South Europe, a qualifier for Dreamhack Winter 2011 which was hosted at DreamHack Valencia, Spain.

The finals began on de_dust2 and saw k1ck trail behind on their counter-terrorist half, winning only 5 out of 10 rounds going into the second half. The Portuguese team however managed to dominate the second half, winning 11 out of the 12 rounds played to win the first map (final score 16:11).

On the second map, de_train, k1ck were once again pushed onto the back-heel, losing the first half of the map with a score of 10:5. Unlike dust2 however, k1ck were unable regain their composure on the second half, leaving DN-Gaming to pack up a 16:5 victory.

With the teams now tied at 1:1, de_inferno separated both teams from a Dreamhack Winter slot and five new monitors and neither team would take losing lightly. With everything at stake, k1ck started on the terrorist side and ran into a 11:4 lead going into the second half. The Spaniards, not deterred by the uphill climb ahead however, put great pressure on k1ck in the remaining rounds. After 30 rounds, the Portuguese players managed to edge ahead of DN-Gaming by creating just a small 2 round difference (with a score of 16:14) which was enough for k1ck to win the event.

As a result of their victory k1ck eSports will join SK Gaming in the $30,000 Dreamhack Winter 2011 MSI BEAT IT CS tournament from 24-27 November. Furthermore, the Portuguese team will walk away with five EIZO FORIS monitors as rewards for their efforts.